Thymeleaceæ, a natural order of plants, of which the Mezereon and Spurge Laurel (see DAPHNE) are familiar examples. This order consists chiefly of shrubs, with a few herbaceous plants, and contains about 300 species, natives chiefly of the warmer temperate countries. Poisonous properties prevail in the order. The bark is in general very caustic.
Thymeleaceæ
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 10: Swastika to Zyrianovsk and Index, p. 196
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